Allen Glenn's teaching and research focus on using technology to instruct students in the classroom, social studies education, and teacher education. He is a leader in the field of teacher education and in the spring of 1996 he received the Pomeroy Award for Outstanding Contributions to Teacher Education from the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE). He served as AACTE's president for 1998-1999. Dr. Glenn has published in the field of social studies and on the use of computers in schools. His co-authored books include Restructuring Schools with Technology (1995) and Teaching and Learning in Secondary Social Studies (1991).
Education
Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1970
Publications
Linda Knapp and Allen D. Glenn. Restructuring Classrooms with Technology. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1996.
Arthur K. Ellis, Allen D. Glenn, and Jeffrey Fouts. Teaching and Learning Social Studies. New York: Harper Collins, 1991.
Chapters in Books and Monographs:
Kathleen Fulton, Allen D. Glenn, Gilbert Valdez, and Robert Blomeyer, “Preparing Technology-Competent Teachers for Urban and Rural Classrooms: A Teacher Education Challenge.” Naperville, Illinois: North Central Regional Educational Laboratory, http://www.ncrel.org , 2003.
Allen D. Glenn, “Emergence of Technology Standards for Preservice Teacher Education,” North Central Regional Educational Laboratory, NCREL’s Educational Technology Resources Online.
http://www.ncrel.org/tech/standard/, 2002.
Allen D. Glenn, “A Perspective on the Renewal of Teacher Education.” North Central Regional Educational Laboratory, NCREL’s Educational Technology Resources Online.
http://www.ncrel.org/tech/renew/index.html, 2002.
Allen D. Glenn, Lessons in Teacher Education in the United Kingdom and the United States: A Comparative Analysis of Teacher Education in the United Kingdom and the United States.” ERIC Clearinghouse on Teaching and Teacher Education. Washington, D.C.: American Association for the Colleges of Teacher Education, 2001.
Journal Articles:
Allen D. Glenn, “The Challenges of Leadership in a Connected Education Environment,” Journal of Information Technology for Teacher Education, Vol. 11, Number 3, 2003, pp. 273-288.
Allen D. Glenn, “Thirty Years and Some of the Same Issues,” International Social Studies Forum, Volume 2 (2), 2002, pp. 179-181.